Inventory | Ethnography | Apriscatole
- Common name
- Can opener
- Material
- iron, wood
Description
A kitchen tool consisting of a wooden knob on which a metal rod with a circular blade was engaged, used to open tin boxes containing prepackaged food. The blade was rested on the edge of the box and, by levering it, the cut was made by raising and lowering the handle until the opening was completed
Use
- Areas of use
- economy and domestic rituals
- Specific use
- cooking
- Craft
- domestic use
Preserved specimen
A tool consisting of a wooden knob on which a metal rod is fitted with a circular blade used to pierce the can
Cataloging
- SIRBeC
- 7s020-00416
